Archived the 2020 edition of the Scopigno Cup Amatrice – Rieti World Football Tournament Under 17, Memorial Manlio and Loris Scopigno, we are already working on the 2021 edition. The date has been set, from 2 to 5 September, there is the desire to return in Rieti and Amatrice the great international youth football. This year the edition, albeit reduced in terms of participation, was in any case of absolute level, with as many as 9 Italian national teams present among the finalists Juve and Lazio. Meanwhile, the presence of the winning Juventus team has been confirmed as of now, and next year they will be able to contend with teams of the caliber of Palmeiras, Barcelona and Real Madrid, waiting to have a complete picture of the participants.
“It was very hard: perhaps one of the most demanding editions of the Scopigno Cup where the anti – Covid protocol was the protagonist – explains the ASD Scopigno Cup President Fabrizio Formichetti – nevertheless everything went very well and the merit is to be shared with everyone, starting with our sponsors (Crai, Intesa Sanpaolo, Poste Italiane, Fondazione Varrone, Erg and all the other sponsors) and media partners (Rai Sport, Radio Radio, Gazzetta dello Sport, Tuttosport, Corriere dello Sport etc.) who represent the engine of the event . Heartfelt thanks to the European Parliament, the Presidency of the Council of Ministers office for Sport for their support, the Municipalities of Amatrice and Rieti always at our side, the participating teams and the very welcome guests of honor including Paolo Di Canio, Stefano Mauri, Guglielmo Stendardo and José Eduardo ‘Edo’ Carrasco ”.
“It has been a success for all those who have contributed in various ways also with their presence – concludes Formichetti – Now for the future we await new increasingly demanding and stimulating challenges, also because we want to grow more and more and improve at three hundred and sixty degrees: we are convinced that by combining the passion and determination of all the members of the ASD Scopigno Cup, with the support of our wonderful current and future sponsors and media partners, as well as all the institutions (including those who have been a little fugitive this year), we will be able to win this challenge too “.
